Overview
Description
Basic approaches to research in communication studies. Introduction to historical, analytical, critical, and empirical methods of investigation.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- 3 COM units
- Completion of CO1 & CO3
- equivalent
- Communication Studies Major or Minor
- by permission of instructor
ENG 102
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): 3 COM units; Completion of CO1 & CO3 (ENG 102; or equivalent); Communication Studies Major or Minor OR by permission of instructor.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall and Spring
Terms
fall, spring
Restrictions
Communication Studies Major or Minor OR by permission of instructor.
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- identify and distinguish among empirical, interpretive, and critical approaches to communication studies research.
- conduct academic research by retrieving sources from library databases.
- read and comprehend academic articles from the communication studies discipline.
- write and revise academic essays using APA citation and formatting.
- explain how communication research leads to theory development or theoretical applications.